Bale-tie machine.



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. E. RHOADBS.

BALE TIE MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED Nov. 6, 1,905.

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Inventor.

Witnesses UNITED sTATEs PATENT; oFFIoE'l ARCHIBALng-EDWIN RHoAns, or ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA..

p *HALE-*rui MACHINE..

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Specicationof I'etters Patent.

Patented may e, 1906.

Appleman filed November 6.1905. Serin nu. 286,071.

To all lwhom, it may concern; 1

Be-it-known that I, ARCHIBALD EDWIN RHOADES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elk Grove, in the county of Sacra- 5 mento and State of California, have invented a new and useful Bale-Tie Machine, of which I vthe following isa specification.

Y This invention lrelates to machines for twisting loops in Wire. strands, and is lprimaro rily intended for usein -the'manufacture' of ".wirebale-ties.' Et It. is -proposedto provide for'=twi'sting,

l .il stretching, and cutting-thegwire into lengths A :by the manipulation cfa single controlling I 5 device and to have theoperations automaticall);i follow one another in the order enumery With these and other objects in Aviewthe present inventioneconsistsl ink the-v combinazo tion and arranvement of parts, as Willbe here-A inafter `more 'fully described,l,shownin the accompanying drawings, and .particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form', propori "25 tion, size, Vand'minorfdetails may-be made lwithin the sco e ofthe claims Without 'departing from-'t es irit or-.sacrificing any -of theadvantages oft einvention.v

In the drawings, Figure 1? fis l a side leleva- 3otionof the machine joflthefpresent invention in theinitial *position of its operation. Fig. 2

is a plan view thereoffin the final stages -of its o eration.` Fig. 3 -is-an elevation looking at -t e other'side ofthe machine-lat -the'end ofQ 35 the o eration thereof. Fig.- 4 isa crosssec tionaljviewon the linefl 4' of Fig. 3. Fig.' 5 is 1 an enlar edldetailf'sectional view of the cut- -ting device. 6 is a-detailperspective Vview of the knife for cuttingthe wire. Fig. 7

' 4o .isadetail perspective view of the cam-knife ing 26in the bed when the slide is at its for;

` lever for actuating the cutting device. Fig.

'8 is a cross-sectional view on the line 8 8 of Fig. 5. 1F ig. 9 is a detail view of the product of the machine.

45 Like characters of reference designate correspondingv parts in all of vthe figures of the drewigs- Y v'The present machine includes a metallic bed 1 of suitable .proportions and'- having 5o" overhanging longitudinal flanges `2, constitut- Ing ,a vguideway forthe flatv base member 3, which is somewhat shorter than the bed and '4 is mounted 'toslide longitudinally thereon. ,At"eacl1 `end.of the bed there is'an opening 7'5 5" fo'r the reception .of a fastening 4 to secure the machine to the top .of @suitable support 5,

with one or more internal projections l5,

'thepost 8, as shown at 23.

preferably in the nature of a work-table Iand considerably longer than' thel machine. A

`longitudinal stiiening-webA .6 rises from the' base 3, and rear and intermediate posts 7 and 8 rl'se from the web and constitute hearings for'a rotatablemandrel 9, which is provided a with one' or morespiral grooves o1' guidewavs l0, located between the bearing-posts. IThe front end ofthe mandrel is extemlednf-f ront of the post 8 and provided .wit-h :I hookl 1` of thebed',\as,shown at 13. Upon-the man drel' `9 there is a slide 1.4, whielrfis provided slidablyengaging thespiral gguideways 1U.

.Az yoke lstraddles and is connected -to the slide 14, and a connecting-rod' 1T connects the yoke and the lever. 12. By. moving ,the

lever the slide-may be worked back and forth upon' the 4mandrel' and the latter rotatedby reason of the projections 15, working,r in.its spiral guideways. l

Itis proposed to fhavethe baseolthe nmchine stationary during vtherotation of the mandrel, and this is accomplished bythe 'means best shown-in-Fig. 3 of the drawings.

-A bell-crankglever 18 is fulcrumed upon Vthe rear post'7 .and has its upright. arm provided 8 with a ring tor-eye 19,1loosely embracing.- the .mandrelfan'd in the path of the slide 14. T he For 'the.'prpose. of rotating the mandrel `.there-1s a lever 12 fnlcrumed upon therfront lower armof the bell-crank leverv is slottedor bifurcated, as to 20, for the reception of a pin has 'lts forward end pivotallhv supported u pon The' rear en d of `21, projecting laterally from a rod 22,-which 49o the"'rod.22 is providedA with-a downwardly-` extending projection 24, which V norn'mlly,lies .-ilr-an-opening 25, formed `in the base 3, said 95 projectionbeing adapt-ed to engage an openwardlimit, so as to hold the slide against. rearward .movement duringa cert-ain .portion of the movement of the lever lf2. During the rearward swingof the lever 12 the `slide 14 moves rearwardly upon the mandrel until it strikes the-bell-crnnk lever 1S. und swings the latter to lift the projection :Z4 out lof thesent 26 in the bed, whereby the base is freed from the bed 11nd will slide rearwardly during further movement of the lever 12 until the lutter strikesthe pivot-al connection between the slide 14 and the connecting-rod 17er: :l stop to limit flirt-her rearward 4movement of the base.

ln front of the intermediate post S there is the lever 12.

a. frontfpost 27,1isingvi`rom the base,` and in' the rear sideof this post. there 1s an u )right guideway QQ- fo1 th e. reception of a.- {nitebla-de. 29. -The upper end of this knife-blade.'

'-5 is .beveled to foima cutting edge 3t),`and f roin'what:will be tei-:ined the inner edge of the blade there rises a guide projection or iong' 31; Belowthe cutting edge 3() of the ite-blade there isa seat /or notch 32 formed Lo in the inner edge of lthe body of the blade. A

zo: will engage the rear end of the slot 239, which will result in turning the cam '34 and'clevating 4the knife-blade 29 so as to slide its cnttingz'edge 30 across a transverse notch or sea-t 40, formel iiifthe upper portion of th'e post iurposeof cutting a wire. I

e one end of alength of wire 4l twisted to form a loop 42, which is tlie'n-i'eiigaged'fwit-li a. hook or projection 43,

ea rried bv the forward -end ol the support "or, 3o work-table 5. The wireisthcn passed rear- 'wa-rdly, between the top of the post 27 and,

f' the guard' 31, care beingtakeii to enter the *wire int-o the 'wire-receiving scat 4t) ol' the post, after which the wire is engaged' with 3 5 the hook 1 1. and then drawn forwai'di`\ "against .the beveled outeredge. portion 44 of-,the post -and held inthe le'ft hand of theoperator While the lever 12 is being fore-ed rearwardly -by the'right hand. ltwill ofcourse be un- -dersftoodthat the base ofthe machine is first moved to its forwardliinit with -tlie lockingboltJ .Z4-engaged with the seat 26 of the bed, so asto prevent#rearward movement of the Vbaseduring theinitialrearward movement of During the first `portion of the rearward movement of the lever the mandrel i. 'i lis of course rotated, whereby the hook 11 is valso rotated and a loop is twisted in the wire,

- al's shown at 45. lgoz'the upper arm of the bell-crank lever-1S, the bolt 24 is lifted from the bed and further movement of the lever slides thebase rear- *wardly without rotation of the mandrel, there.-

by to stretch the wire portion 41 and take out all bcndsand kinks therein. lYhile the base is sliding. rearwardly, the cani-lever 34 is inactive as it moves rearwardly with the base through the slot 39 of the bed until itl contacts with the rear end of the slot, where- 6o upon further rearward movement of the base will rock the levcr,and thereby elevate the knife-blade 2t), which sevcrs the wire portion 41 and lezfivcs' thc loop 45 upon the -wii'e portion 1'i'3';"i'\'--hi"ch is held-in the left hand of the operator. By the. foregoing operation the When the slide 1.4 strikes.

wire portion ist.; the Vdesired length Vth the lool) 42 It me (ma ined into a bale-tie of I thereof. After the wirehas been eutthe portion 4l is disengaged l'ioin'ft-heihook 43 and tlielool? llsthen engaged .with theliook-i" and th'e'wi .'.fiortion 4G eiigaged-j'witli the wire-receiv i n f -seat40 and the hook 11 in ,tlie-.

manner hereinbefore described, the base ol ln setting up the ymachine it is of course I located atA adistance from the hook or p'ro'- lection 43 1n act-zordance with .the desired length forth'e. bale-ties, wherebv e'ach tie will be `stretched 'and then cut-'oil' at the desired length. I

From the foregoingdescription it will be understood that the several successive operations of the )resent n iach'ine are'ei'itirelv l automaticani theinachine requires ,noatteiition bevond the manipulation of the-lever 12. Furthermore, all the parts 'are-compactl')` assembled' and are conveniently aecessible forrepairs. j

Having thus described theinv-entioin what is clainiedi'sw- 1. A machine -ofltlie class described iiiay cludingja slide, wi'ricswisting means carried b v the slide, wirecuttmg means carried 'b v the slide, means for operating the twisting means and then, moving the slideto stretch the wire, aiid a trip in the path of t} ic wirccutter to actuate the'latterby the moveifi'ient -of the slide,

2. ln a machine of the' class described, thc

combination with 'a bed, of a slide mounted thereon, a rotatable mandrel rmounted upon the slide and having a wire-engaging element and a spiral guidewav, a sleeve slidtibly 0m` loo bracing the mandrel and engaging thegilidee wavthereof, means to move the sleeve =upon the mandrel to rotate the lattei'-` andt ien move the slide, and means to interlock the, slide with thebed and provided wit-li 'a' trip portion in the path of thegsleeve to release the slide from the bed.

lIO

3. l'n afmaehine of the 'class described7 the.;

combination,with a bed having a seat, of .a base mounted to slide upon'ithe bed, a man drel rotatabliv mounted upon the base and provided wit-h a spiral guidewa;v and a Yw-ireengaging element, aslide working upon the mandrel and engaginit the guidewa)v thereof, means to move the slide upon the mandrel, a latch carried by the base for engagement with the seat of the bed, anda trip-lever mounted upon the base' and connected to the latch, a portion of the lever lying in the path of the slide to release the latch.

4. ln a machine of the class described, the combination with a bed having a seat, of a base slidable upon the bed, a rotatable man drel carried by thebaseand provided with aspiral guideway and. a wireengaging ele# r ment, a slide working upon the mandrel and.

l bed, and a ell-crank lever connected to the engaging the spiral guideway, means for movin the slide upon' the mandrel, a rod pivota ly supportednpon the base and having 'a latch' ortion to engage the seat of the rod and. provided with an eye loosely em'- bracin@r lthe mandrel and disposed in the path o? the'bed. r

5.. In a machine ofthe class described, the combinationwith afbed, of a base slidable the slide for releasing the latch from.

' thereon, twisting means carried bythe base,

means to slide the base upon thebed, a Wire- .cutter carried by the base and including a controlling-lever, and astop provided upon the bed in the path of the vlever to actuate thecutter.

--6. In a machine of the class described, the

combination with a bed, of a'base slidable thereon, twisting means carried by the base,

means to slide the base upon the bed, and a wire-cutter 'carried by'the base and including a lever, the base and the bed being provided with openings receiving the lever, and

' the rear end of the opening in the'bed lying `and operate the Wire-cutter.

in the path of the lever toswing the latter -engaging element and .spiral having a portion lying in the path of the.

slide, a- Wirefreceiving seat provided a on lthe base in front or' the mandrel, a vertice ymovable cutting-blade working across theseat, and a bell-crank lever fulcrumed u on the base and engaged with the knife-b ade for elevating the same, the base and the bed having openings receiving the lever, the rear end'of,the opening in the bed lying inthe rearward path of the lever to engage and o erate th'e same for elevating the knife-bla e.'

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as' my own I have hereto affixed my' signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ARCH. EDWIN RHOADES.. Witnesses:

WM. E. DIXON, -JOHN I, THOMPSON. 

